Tag: baby

Playpen/ baby prison  …. YES OR NO? NO NO NO !  

BABY STUFF - DO WE NEED ALL OF IT ?

 In principle it’s a great idea. You have something where you can put your baby when you want to use the toilet, tidy up, have a shower … In practice it’s a waste of money !  

 We bought nice wooden play pen quite quickly because Chloe started crawling at 6 months and also because her grandparents will be looking after her 3 days a week when I go back to work. It mean to be used whenever we need to leave the room and Chloe can’t go with us. 

 I have managed to have Chloe in it maybe twice without screaming. I have tried everything : putting all her favourite toys in it, leaving her there to cry so she understands that crying won’t change anything, going in to it with her to show how fun it is…. Nothing worked. 

 I have spend £200 pounds on something what is currently taking up a lot of space in my living room and is collecting dust! 

 Speaking to other mums I found out that most of them have been faced with exactly this same outcome ( I think that  there are only 2 babies who I know of that don’t mind being in a play pen). 

Based  on that I would not recommend buying one ! Or just buy a travel for which then you can use for traveling / playpen. 

 What’s is your opinion parents ??? 

LAST WEEK OF MATERNITY LEAVE 😢

MY BABY EXPERIENCE

I am becoming an emotional wreck! Last week I was emotional because my little baby somehow overnight has changed in to a big baby (I still cannot bring myself to call her a toddler!). This week I am a total emotional mess because it is my last week of maternity leave which means settling sessions at the nursery and trying to stop ignoring the fact that I am going back to work on Monday ! 

 I just have left Chloe at the nursery on her own for longer than 15 minutes (we started settling in session last week but I was there with her having fun and only left the room for 15 minutes). I have left her doing her first ever painting, seeing her at the table with the apron on starting to do her painting …. I got so emotional that I almost burst out crying ! 

  
Today was only to hours which Chloe apparently really enjoyed; tomorrow I will have to leave her from 9am till 2 pm …. How will I do that??? … This whole experience is so emotional and stressful! 

1ST BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS !!! 

MY BABY EXPERIENCE

Months of planing, weeks of preparation, lots of stress, excitement and happiness … And now Chloe is one year old ! 

 I have spent a lot of time making all birthday decorations, birthday cakes and food. This are the results of Chloe’s two birthday parties. 

   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
   

ITS ALL ABOUT THE FOX …!!!

YUMMY BABY & KIDS FASHION

If you didn’t know it  FOX is “in”. If your baby doesn’t have a FOX in his wardrobe or room yet you need to go shopping !!! This are my favourite FOXY picks :


Wild Things Funky Little Dresses (www.notonthehighstreet.com)


Wild Things Funky Little Dresses (www.notonthehighstreet.com)


Little Ella James (www.notonthehighstreet.com)


John Lewis


Growing Up Wild (www.etsy.com)

 Zara (www.zaraz.com)

Sew Heart Felt (www.notonthehighstreet.com)


FLamingo Gifts ((www.notonthehighstreet.com)


Milk Two Bunnies (www.etsy.com)


Www.carters.com


Lindex (www.lindex.com)

CHLOE IS 1 YEAR OLD !!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART !!! ❤️ 

MY BABY EXPERIENCE

 
 It has happened Chloe has turned 1 today! I cannot believe that my little princess is already 1 year old! Where did the time go ??!! When did the year go by ?? Yes in the past year I have been constantly tired, haven’t had many good nights of sleep and have been worrying all the time  about everything. But it has been the most amazing, wonderful year filled with happiness and so much love that I found it overwhelming!!!! Chloe has come in to this world at the saddes time of my life and made me the happiest person on the planet !! Every day I would look at her cute little face, see her gorgeous smile and I would feel so happy, blessed and loved (even in the middle of the night after being up for 18 hours). 
 Chloe turning 1 was very emotional, a chapter of my and Chloe’s life has been closed! She officially isn’t a baby anymore …. She is a toddler! 

 Happy birthday my little princess! Thank you for being such an amazing baby and making me and Daddy so happy ! 

  
  

 
 More about Chloe’s actual birthday and her parties in few days time! 

BREASTFEEDING… Time to end this amazing emotional bond …

MY BABY EXPERIENCE

  
I have been very lucky to be able to breastfeed Chloe straight away without any problems… Once she got hold of my breast and started sucking she didn’t want to let go for 12 hours  !! This very painful 12 hours were a beginning of an amazing, emotional bond that I had with Chloe. 

 I loved every minute of it, every feed, every cuddle which came with it … And it made my life so much easier; I didn’t have to worry about having formula, sterilising bottles, making milk in the middle of night while baby screams for food…  

 Now that in few weeks time Chloe will be one and I will be going back at work it’s time to stop it… Naturally the amount of times I breastfeed Chloe has been dropping slowly over the last few months as she started to eat more and more solid food. We are now on 2 feeds a day, one in the morning and one in the evening . This week I have started to give her formula in the evening and only breastfed her in the morning . It has made me feel very sad and emotional … Especially when in the middle of the day she would start pulling my top down looking at my breast and say in her baby talk : give me my milk ! I never thought that this will be so emotional ! 

 My baby girl is growing up ….. 

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL …SWEET POTATO AND APPLE MUFFINS (NO SUGAR) !!!

DESERT RECEPE, SNACK RECEPE

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL …

SWEET POTATO AND APPLE MUFFINS (NO SUGAR) !!!

 

Ingredients :

– 1 small sweet potato (around 70g grated)

– 3 apples (skinless and grated)

– 75g of flower

– 1 egg

– 1 tsp of baking powder

– 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon

–  2 tsp of vanilla sugar

– little bit of water

Cooking Method :

Get your owen ready at 200C fan.

Mix all of the ingredients together with a mixer until the consistency is nice and creamy. Divide in to muffin forms (around 35 mini muffins) and bake for 15 minutes. Chloe loves them and I hope that your baby will also!

 

SNACKS BOX CAN LOOK GOOD ! 

BABY STUFF - DO WE NEED ALL OF IT ?

Now that Chloe is becoming a little person, she starts eating like one as well:-) She loves her snacks and she loves to have a nice verity of them. I was on a mission to find a nice way to store those snacks. This is  what I found : 

1.BOON TRUNK SNACK BOX 

  
 

2.HAPPY JACKSON LUNCH BOXES

 
3.LEGO LUNCH BOX  
  
  

4.  JUMBOX CLASSIC SNACK BOX  

5. MONSTER MASH UP SNACKS BOXES 

  
6. ALL CHANGE SNACK BOX  

 

7. CATERPILLARS STACK SNACK BOX 

  

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL … SALMON AND BROCCOLI PIE

DINNER RECIPE

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL…

SALMON AND BROCCOLI PIE

It’s the first time I have done a fish pie, but not the last time as Chloe loved it. It’s very easy , healthy and suprisingly tasty.

Ingredients:

– 2 tomatoes (skinned and chopped)

– 60g of broccoli florets (cut in to tinny bits)

– 1 small carrot (whizzed in food processor, or cut in to small pieces)

– 1 onion (whizzed in food processor or cut in to small pieces)

– 2 tsp of flower

– 200ml of milk

– 300g of salmon

– 50g of greater cheddar

– 1 tbsp of parsley

Cooking method:

Cook your sweet potatoes for around 15 minutes. Then add a splash of milk and mush to get a nice creamy consistency.

Melt the butter in a saucepan and fry onion and carrots for around 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and simmer for another 3 minutes.

             Add flower and cook for 1 minute then add milk. Bring to boil then add the broccoli and salmon, simmer for 3 minutes . Add cheddar and parsley , combine it all together  and season to tast.


Divide the mixture in to the baking pots, top with sweet potatoes and bake for 15 minutes in the oven at 180C fan/200C . Hope that you will like it !